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Brunei vs Bulgaria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 6.44M in Bulgaria (ranked 110/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 41,915 sq mi for Bulgaria (ranked 165th vs. 101st).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Bulgaria
Population
469088
6403235
Population rank 170/197 111/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$112B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 68/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$17,412
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 64/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$41,086
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$26.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
28%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$4,067
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 90/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$12,784
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
41,915 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
1.81
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
45.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
76 years
2025

Brunei and Bulgaria: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Bulgaria economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Bulgaria
Year GDP
Brunei Bulgaria
1965 $114,039,501 -
1966 $132,757,528 -
1967 $139,029,537 -
1968 $160,818,236 -
1969 $161,210,236 -
1970 $179,078,929 -
1971 $197,525,768 -
1972 $270,822,782 -
1973 $433,095,527 -
1974 $2,319,576,214 -
1975 $2,496,420,258 -
1976 $3,054,765,590 -
1977 $3,681,242,528 -
1978 $4,100,423,674 -
1979 $6,044,367,628 -
1980 $10,795,432,294 $19,839,230,769
1981 $9,367,218,664 $19,870,000,000
1982 $8,932,198,186 $19,342,000,000
1983 $7,927,590,750 $16,563,666,667
1984 $7,632,788,075 $17,594,944,444
1985 $6,967,623,884 $17,155,421,053
1986 $4,190,280,003 $20,249,294,118
1987 $4,918,010,080 $28,101,000,000
1988 $4,535,130,305 $22,555,941,176
1989 $4,983,622,881 $21,988,444,444
1990 $6,039,881,087 $20,632,090,909
1991 $6,284,497,300 $7,628,738,475
1992 $6,327,966,445 $8,602,887,623
1993 $6,203,339,925 $10,832,064,942
1994 $6,467,782,521 $9,709,240,034
1995 $7,700,144,057 $18,991,484,420
1996 $7,663,377,277 $12,294,964,838
1997 $7,793,034,390 $11,316,127,379
1998 $5,550,846,025 $15,031,055,047
1999 $6,309,070,375 $13,637,098,579
2000 $6,570,999,060 $13,245,990,274
2001 $6,096,155,748 $14,183,446,026
2002 $6,333,082,879 $16,403,043,850
2003 $7,167,725,265 $21,144,957,990
2004 $8,619,178,799 $26,157,743,369
2005 $10,547,202,612 $29,868,657,858
2006 $12,644,616,446 $34,380,536,496
2007 $13,432,029,496 $44,431,257,129
2008 $15,926,456,492 $54,480,684,188
2009 $11,912,904,529 $52,023,801,230
2010 $13,707,121,031 $50,689,051,382
2011 $18,524,791,071 $57,681,293,007
2012 $19,048,443,340 $54,297,052,002
2013 $18,094,148,099 $55,819,262,375
2014 $17,097,797,372 $57,080,897,012
2015 $12,930,296,852 $50,765,918,159
2016 $11,400,266,055 $53,929,397,039
2017 $12,128,168,047 $59,167,647,388
2018 $13,566,908,401 $66,251,582,036
2019 $13,469,235,348 $68,634,004,792
2020 $12,005,799,664 $70,550,652,467
2021 $14,006,496,614 $84,414,122,840
2022 $16,681,536,443 $90,509,236,929
2023 $15,095,084,686 $102,396,840,296
2024 $15,463,134,387 $112,211,952,704

Brunei and Bulgaria economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Bulgaria
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Bulgaria
1965 $1,029 -
1966 $1,146 -
1967 $1,149 -
1968 $1,274 -
1969 $1,226 -
1970 $1,325 -
1971 $1,432 -
1972 $1,905 -
1973 $2,939 -
1974 $15,195 -
1975 $15,793 -
1976 $18,671 -
1977 $21,747 -
1978 $23,447 -
1979 $33,501 -
1980 $58,005 $2,239
1981 $48,793 $2,235
1982 $45,075 $2,169
1983 $38,720 $1,853
1984 $36,061 $1,964
1985 $31,827 $1,915
1986 $18,501 $2,260
1987 $21,030 $3,132
1988 $18,825 $2,511
1989 $20,090 $2,477
1990 $23,659 $2,367
1991 $23,932 $884
1992 $23,451 $1,007
1993 $22,397 $1,279
1994 $22,767 $1,150
1995 $26,443 $2,259
1996 $25,692 $1,470
1997 $25,522 $1,361
1998 $17,769 $1,820
1999 $19,752 $1,661
2000 $20,130 $1,621
2001 $18,288 $1,771
2002 $18,621 $2,093
2003 $20,678 $2,719
2004 $24,423 $3,390
2005 $29,386 $3,900
2006 $34,675 $4,523
2007 $36,217 $5,889
2008 $42,157 $7,271
2009 $30,946 $6,988
2010 $34,938 $6,854
2011 $46,383 $7,850
2012 $46,969 $7,432
2013 $44,003 $7,796
2014 $41,027 $8,070
2015 $30,625 $7,269
2016 $26,663 $7,822
2017 $28,024 $8,697
2018 $30,988 $9,872
2019 $30,427 $10,373
2020 $26,834 $10,770
2021 $31,007 $12,972
2022 $36,633 $14,000
2023 $32,891 $15,884
2024 $33,418 $17,412

Brunei vs. Bulgaria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Bulgaria
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Bulgaria
1950 50.6 61.5
1951 51.5 60.7
1952 52.4 59.6
1953 53.3 64.2
1954 54.2 64.4
1955 55 64.8
1956 55.7 65.2
1957 56.5 66.6
1958 57.3 68.7
1959 58 66.6
1960 58.7 69.2
1961 59.4 70.2
1962 58.8 69.5
1963 60.6 70.3
1964 61.3 71.1
1965 61.7 71.3
1966 62.4 71.2
1967 62.9 70.4
1968 63.5 71.2
1969 64 70.5
1970 64.5 71.3
1971 65 70.9
1972 65.4 70.9
1973 66 71.3
1974 66.4 71.2
1975 67 71
1976 67.4 71.4
1977 67.8 70.8
1978 68.3 71.1
1979 68.6 71.2
1980 69 71.1
1981 69.3 71.5
1982 69.7 71.1
1983 70 71.2
1984 70.2 71.3
1985 70.5 71
1986 70.8 71.6
1987 71 71.3
1988 71.2 71.4
1989 71.4 71.5
1990 71.6 71.3
1991 71.9 71.2
1992 72.1 71.2
1993 72.3 71.2
1994 72.6 70.9
1995 72.8 71
1996 73.1 70.8
1997 73.3 70.3
1998 73.6 70.9
1999 73.8 71.6
2000 74 71.6
2001 74.2 71.9
2002 74.4 72.1
2003 74.5 72.4
2004 74.6 72.6
2005 74.7 72.6
2006 74.8 72.7
2007 74.8 73
2008 74.8 73.3
2009 74.8 73.7
2010 74.8 73.8
2011 74.8 74.2
2012 74.8 74.3
2013 74.9 74.8
2014 74.9 74.5
2015 74.9 74.6
2016 74.9 74.8
2017 74.9 74.8
2018 75 74.9
2019 75 75.1
2020 75.1 73.6
2021 74.9 71.4
2022 72.9 74
2023 75.3 75.6
2024 75.5 75.8
2025 75.7 76

Brunei and Bulgaria population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Bulgaria
Year Population
Brunei Bulgaria
1960 88,347 7,867,374
1961 92,517 7,943,118
1962 96,719 8,012,946
1963 101,159 8,078,145
1964 105,922 8,144,340
1965 110,838 8,204,168
1966 115,874 8,258,057
1967 121,017 8,310,226
1968 126,222 8,369,603
1969 131,446 8,434,172
1970 135,138 8,489,574
1971 137,921 8,536,395
1972 142,189 8,576,200
1973 147,369 8,620,967
1974 152,656 8,678,745
1975 158,070 8,720,742
1976 163,607 8,758,599
1977 169,277 8,804,183
1978 174,884 8,814,032
1979 180,422 8,825,940
1980 186,111 8,861,535
1981 191,977 8,891,117
1982 198,165 8,917,457
1983 204,741 8,939,738
1984 211,661 8,960,679
1985 218,919 8,960,547
1986 226,495 8,958,171
1987 233,860 8,971,359
1988 240,913 8,981,446
1989 248,064 8,876,972
1990 255,292 8,718,289
1991 262,596 8,632,367
1992 269,839 8,540,164
1993 276,971 8,472,313
1994 284,091 8,443,591
1995 291,195 8,406,067
1996 298,276 8,362,826
1997 305,341 8,312,068
1998 312,385 8,256,786
1999 319,411 8,210,624
2000 326,424 8,170,172
2001 333,345 8,009,142
2002 340,099 7,837,161
2003 346,637 7,775,327
2004 352,911 7,716,860
2005 358,916 7,658,972
2006 364,663 7,601,022
2007 370,873 7,545,338
2008 377,793 7,492,561
2009 384,952 7,444,443
2010 392,332 7,395,599
2011 399,389 7,348,328
2012 405,557 7,305,888
2013 411,202 7,160,005
2014 416,750 7,073,572
2015 422,212 6,984,225
2016 427,564 6,894,139
2017 432,772 6,803,468
2018 437,810 6,710,798
2019 442,680 6,616,726
2020 447,404 6,550,696
2021 451,721 6,507,301
2022 455,370 6,465,097
2023 458,949 6,446,596
2024 462,721 6,444,366

Fertility rates in Brunei and Bulgaria

Fertility rate
Brunei

Bulgaria
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Bulgaria
1960 7.32 2.31
1961 7.19 2.29
1962 7.03 2.24
1963 6.89 2.21
1964 6.77 2.19
1965 6.65 2.09
1966 6.51 2.03
1967 6.37 2.02
1968 6.2 2.27
1969 6.01 2.27
1970 5.8 2.17
1971 5.62 2.1
1972 5.5 2.03
1973 5.36 2.15
1974 5.18 2.29
1975 4.99 2.23
1976 4.78 2.24
1977 4.58 2.21
1978 4.39 2.15
1979 4.22 2.16
1980 4.07 2.05
1981 3.94 2
1982 3.84 2.01
1983 3.75 2.01
1984 3.68 2.01
1985 3.61 1.97
1986 3.55 2.02
1987 3.49 1.96
1988 3.44 1.97
1989 3.36 1.9
1990 3.29 1.82
1991 3.21 1.66
1992 3.11 1.55
1993 3.01 1.46
1994 2.9 1.37
1995 2.79 1.23
1996 2.68 1.23
1997 2.6 1.09
1998 2.53 1.11
1999 2.46 1.23
2000 2.4 1.26
2001 2.34 1.21
2002 2.26 1.23
2003 2.19 1.26
2004 2.1 1.33
2005 2.02 1.37
2006 1.97 1.44
2007 1.93 1.49
2008 1.92 1.56
2009 1.92 1.66
2010 1.94 1.57
2011 1.96 1.51
2012 1.97 1.5
2013 1.98 1.54
2014 1.97 1.62
2015 1.95 1.64
2016 1.92 1.67
2017 1.88 1.71
2018 1.85 1.73
2019 1.82 1.79
2020 1.8 1.77
2021 1.78 1.8
2022 1.76 1.78
2023 1.75 1.81

Brunei and Bulgaria demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Bulgaria
Year Median age, years
Brunei Bulgaria
1960 18.8 30.4
1961 18.1 30.7
1962 17.5 31
1963 17.1 31.3
1964 17 31.6
1965 17 32
1966 17.2 32.3
1967 17.3 32.6
1968 17.5 32.8
1969 17.7 33
1970 17.8 33.2
1971 17.9 33.3
1972 18 33.5
1973 18.2 33.6
1974 18.3 33.6
1975 18.6 33.7
1976 18.8 33.8
1977 19.1 33.9
1978 19.4 34
1979 19.6 34.1
1980 20 34.2
1981 20.3 34.4
1982 20.6 34.6
1983 21 34.8
1984 21.3 35
1985 21.7 35.3
1986 22 35.6
1987 22.3 35.8
1988 22.6 35.9
1989 22.8 36.2
1990 23.1 36.6
1991 23.4 37
1992 23.6 37.4
1993 23.8 37.7
1994 24.1 38
1995 24.4 38.3
1996 24.7 38.6
1997 24.9 38.9
1998 25.2 39.1
1999 25.5 39.4
2000 25.8 39.7
2001 26.1 40
2002 26.4 40.3
2003 26.8 40.6
2004 27.1 40.8
2005 27.5 41.1
2006 27.9 41.3
2007 28.1 41.5
2008 28 41.7
2009 28 42
2010 28 42.3
2011 28.1 42.5
2012 28.4 42.8
2013 28.8 43
2014 29.1 43.3
2015 29.5 43.6
2016 29.8 43.8
2017 30.2 44.1
2018 30.6 44.3
2019 31 44.6
2020 31.4 44.9
2021 31.8 45
2022 32.3 45.2
2023 32.8 45.3
2024 33.2 45.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Bulgaria
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$98.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
39%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
4.5%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
1.85%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
37,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-3.03%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
4.17%
2024
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
62.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
22.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
68.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
31.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.1%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
204
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$8.41B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$43.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$2.67B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
4,973,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
4.49%
2020
Banked people share n/a
84.7%
2024

Energy

Brunei Bulgaria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
2,604 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$14.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
39.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
6.17 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
68.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
20.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
29.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
40.9%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
5,361 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
22.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
7.78%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
40.2%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei Bulgaria
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
+524
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
67.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
43
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
1.09
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
9.2
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
98.4%
2021
English speaking
37.8%
2023
24.9%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
82.4%
2024

Health

Brunei Bulgaria
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$1,011
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$355
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
76 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.56%
2021
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
4.9
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
26.9 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate n/a
21.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
60
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
39.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
11.6 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Bulgaria
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
6,504 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
19,317 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
15,182 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
12,124 mi
2023

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